Bengtie, I'm really not a villain!

With a low shout from Jing Ye, the two acted simultaneously.

Mei was completely focused every time she drew her sword and swung it, but the proximity to the gate always made her feel a mix of tension and excitement.

Although shame and nervousness overwhelmed Raiden Mei, she knew that this was the perfect opportunity to hone her skills.

Since there is no way to escape Jing Ye's grasp, then absorb all the power you can while you are in his hands.

Raiden Mei bit her lower lip, trying to clear her mind and focus all her attention on her iaido practice.

With each draw of her sword and each swing, she mobilized all her strength, as if to cut down all obstacles in her path.

As she practiced more, she became increasingly immersed in it, her breathing became more steady, and her movements became more fluid. The unease caused by her mother being outside the door was gradually left behind.

As Raiden Mei gradually improved her skills, Jingye increased the intensity of his Iaijutsu, forcing Raiden Mei into an even more difficult situation.

To better exert force and control the rhythm, Mei followed the key points of the practice, breathing in and out in sync with the rhythm.

Her voice was initially very low and soft, but as her movements quickened and the force increased, her voice gradually had to increase in intensity to match the strength of her Iaijutsu, and her delicate shouts echoed in the courtyard.

At the same time, Raiden Mei outside the door faintly heard Mei's voice coming from inside the courtyard.

The voice carried an indescribable urgency and force, but to the mother, it instantly caused her brows to furrow into a deep frown.

She pressed her ear against the door, trying to hear what was happening inside.

At this moment, Raiden Mei and Keiya's practice in the courtyard reached its most intense moment. She concentrated all her energy and spirit, and with a high-pitched shout, her long sword drew a dazzling arc in the air!

The moment the blade touched the ground, a cloud of dust rose. The sharp cry and the loud noise startled the mother outside the door.

Raiden Mei's mother's hand froze in mid-air, her astonishment reaching its peak.

It's one thing for Raiden Mei to disobey her orders and train with Keiya, but why does her voice sound so strange?

Is this really training?

Moreover, Raiden Mei's mother remained highly skeptical about the fact that Keiya and Raiden Mei were actually training.

After all, Raiden Mei has been Jingye's master for the past ten years or so, and there has never been any news of her training with Jingye.

Even though Raiden Mei often met with Keiya whenever she had free time, she never mentioned anything about Keiya's battles.

I've never even seen him holding a knife, not even a tiny bit.

But now, the sound of heavy clashes could be heard coming from inside the courtyard.

"Oh, oh, oh, Mother, you don't need to worry about your daughter, oh, oh, oh!"

"You should go back and rest."

At this very moment, in the courtyard, in a corner of a small pond, a water pipe beside the pond has burst, and water is gushing out wildly.

The courtyard gate, which had been slightly loosened by the collisions during Jingye and Raiden Mei's practice, was suddenly pushed open by the water flow, and the gate was flung open with a loud "bang"!

Chapter 102 By Mother

Who is Raiden Mei? She's a powerful figure who has been witnessed by everyone on the battlefield, slaughtering all before her, especially after she became the master of that weapon, where she became even more terrifying.

Even Raiden Mei's mother was almost suffocated and silenced the moment she saw Raiden Mei draw her sword.

How could Raiden Mei possibly fight Keiya so evenly?

However, Raiden Mei and Keiya seemed determined to oppose her today. The door in front of Raiden Mei's mother remained tightly closed, and she was completely unmoved even when she knocked on the door repeatedly.

Even after Raiden Mei's mother repeatedly pounded on the door to urge her on, the sounds of an even more intense struggle could be heard coming from inside.

They even clashed against the gate, and Raiden Mei's mother was even knocked away from the gate!

Raiden Mei and Keiya were completely absorbed in their practice. As the iaido techniques became more complex and the rhythm more intense, Mei's breathing became rapid.

Each time she drew her sword and swung it, it was accompanied by her heavy breathing.

The sound, a mixture of explosive power and physical exhaustion, was particularly noticeable in the tranquil courtyard.

Raiden Mei and Keiya were so engrossed in their training that they ignored their mother's calls.

Raiden Mei's eyes were fixed on the long sword in Jingye's hand, capturing his every subtle movement and studying his techniques and rhythm of exertion.

Each time she tried a new move, she had to put in more effort, which made her breathing increasingly erratic.

Sweat streamed down her forehead, dripping onto her cheeks and soaking the ground beneath her feet.

The two worked together more and more seamlessly, their movements becoming smoother and smoother, which only made Raiden Mei's mother outside the door glare at them with increasing anger!

However, to Raiden Mei's mother's utter surprise, she was suddenly drenched in a torrential downpour!

"?!!"

Raiden Mei's mother didn't react for a moment, only feeling that the sudden downpour, with its ocean waves and smell, seemed to have slammed her into the sea.

After the initial downpour, the rain turned into a light drizzle, leaving Raiden Mei's mother momentarily stunned and bewildered in the rain.

When Raiden Mei's mother looked around carefully, she found that there was no trace of torrential rain at all, only the place where she was standing was full of water stains!

It was only then that Raiden Mei's mother realized that the torrential rain had actually come from inside the courtyard!

A torrential downpour inexplicably flew out of the courtyard, and it happened to hit her squarely!

She got soaked to the bone?!

Could it be that this was the leftover water from the bath that Jingye just mentioned, which was accidentally spilled during his sparring session with Raiden Mei?!

But if you said that this was the water left over from Keiya's bath in the courtyard, Raiden Mei's mother would absolutely not believe it.

Compared to Raiden Mei, a young girl in the prime of her life, her mother was no longer a simple and innocent little girl.

Raiden Mei's mother, who is already a very experienced wife, naturally sensed that something was wrong with the torrential rain!

Regardless of the possibility, Raiden Mei's mother was absolutely unable to tolerate it, and her anger was uncontrollable!

Whether it's Jingye's bathwater or some other possibility, it's something Raiden Mei's mother couldn't tolerate!

What enraged Raiden Mei's mother even more was that Raiden Mei and Keiya seemed to be making no attempt to hide what they were doing in the courtyard.

"Oh, oh, oh, Mother, you don't need to worry about your daughter, oh, oh, oh!"

"You should go back and rest."

Raiden Mei's words seemed to be reassuring her to leave, but how could that voice possibly be reassuring?

This voice didn't sound like the kind of voice Raiden Mei could make at all. To Raiden Mei's mother, the gentle and calm Raiden Mei she knew best...

How could the gentle and quiet Raiden Mei possibly cause such a commotion?

From Raiden Mei's ability to fight Keiya to a standstill to this overly exaggerated commotion, everything has made Raiden Mei's mother grit her teeth!

What Raiden Mei's mother didn't expect was that this sudden, localized downpour was just the appetizer.

The real drama was yet to come; the shock and anger she was about to face were far from reaching their peak.

Raiden Mei's mother, who had been anxiously waiting outside the door, was startled by the sudden sound of the door opening.

She steadied herself and looked up, and a shocking scene came into view!

A torrent of water, seemingly from nowhere, violently blasted open the door she couldn't open.

Just now, when Jingye and Raiden Mei were practicing Iaijutsu, they clashed so fiercely against the gate but couldn't break through. Now, however, the torrent has knocked it open!

When the torrents crashed open the door that Raiden Mei's mother wanted to open, she saw the scene she least wanted to see!

In the center of the courtyard, Raiden Mei and Keiya were practicing Iaijutsu with complete concentration.

Jing Ye stood tall and agile like a pine tree. When he drew his long sword, it brought with it a sharp gust of wind. The blade gleamed coldly in the sunlight, like a silver ribbon cutting through the air.

Raiden Mei closely followed Jingye's movements. Although her breathing was slightly disordered, she was still agile, and every time she drew her sword and slashed, she carried a tenacious spirit.

The two worked together seamlessly, their swordplay creating a world of its own.

When Raiden Mei's mother saw this, her eyes widened instantly, her mouth opened slightly, and her face was full of shock.

Enraged, Raiden Mei's mother stepped into the courtyard, intending to rush over and pull her daughter away from Jingye's arms, when an unexpected event occurred!

The water pipe that was originally broken and gushing water by the pond suddenly increased in water pressure, and the pipe was violently flung open, and a strong stream of water shot out like a sharp arrow, hitting Mei's mother squarely!

In an instant, the mother was soaked to the bone, her elegant hairstyle became disheveled, her wet hair clung to her face, and her expensive clothes clung tightly to her body, making her look extremely disheveled.

She was jolted by the sudden flow of water and nearly fell. She managed to regain her footing, her face filled with astonishment and anger.

If she had known that she would see this when she opened the door, Raiden Mei's mother would rather not have seen it at all!

But she already knew what she was going to see; she just couldn't believe that her obedient and gentle daughter would do such a thing!

The scene that was presented to Raiden Mei's mother at this moment truly shocked her worldview!

Whether it's the body being impacted by the gushing water from the broken pipe, or the mind being struck by the scene before one's eyes!

She had initially thought Jing Ye was just a clueless and unruly young man who could mislead others, but what she saw before her was that the two of them were practicing Iaijutsu with such skill and fluency, which greatly exceeded her expectations.

When Raiden Mei heard the door open, she instinctively turned her head and saw her mother standing in the doorway, her eyes filled with shock.

"This...this is outrageous!"

Raiden Mei's mother shouted angrily, her voice distorted with anger and shock.

She frantically wiped the water off her face while glaring at Jing Ye with a fierce look, as if it were all Jing Ye's fault.

Hearing her mother's shouts and the sound of water spraying from the pipe, Raiden Mei became increasingly panicked.

In an instant, a strong sense of shame surged into her heart, her face flushed red, and the hand holding the knife began to tremble uncontrollably.

With a clang, the long sword slipped from her hand and fell to the ground.

However, Jingye reacted extremely quickly. The moment Mei dropped the knife, he stepped forward, reached out and wrapped his arm around Mei from behind, grabbed her wrist, and firmly grasped the knife again.

At the same time, he used his other hand to support Mei's back, keeping her in the practice posture.

Raiden Mei's mother stood at the doorway, her gaze fixed on the two people in the center of the courtyard, her eyes frozen in shock.

Her lips trembled slightly as she murmured to herself:

"This... how is this possible?"

In her heart, her daughter Raiden Mei is a hero praised by everyone in Izumo, with superb martial arts skills and boundless glory.

When Raiden Mei first stepped onto the battlefield, she displayed extraordinary strength that convinced everyone, and she became the most renowned figure in Izumo Province. How could this be...?

How could this scene possibly happen?!

The scene before her eyes completely shattered her understanding. She watched as Jingye's arm tightly encircled Mei, his hand holding Mei's knife steadily, while Mei's body trembled as if she were being suppressed by Jingye.

In her mother's eyes, this was not normal practice at all; it was clearly Jingye completely crushing Raiden Mei!

This was too much of a shock for Raiden Mei's mother, who had just been beaming with pride and congratulating Raiden Mei amidst cheers and a grand welcoming ceremony!

Is this still the same Raiden Mei, the obedient daughter she has painstakingly raised for over a decade, who remained calm and composed even amidst thunderous cheers in front of thousands and who slaughtered her way across the battlefield?!

When Raiden Mei returned from the battlefield, her mother noticed that something was wrong with her, but she managed to fool her with the excuse that the sword had become her own...

Although Raiden Mei's mother was skeptical, she temporarily believed it because it was the master swordsmith who forged the sword. Now it seems that Raiden Mei and Keiya really are having an affair!

The dazzling sword patterns on Raiden Mei's body have become even more vibrant and beautiful, surpassing even the stunning designs she wore during the grand welcoming ceremony today.

When Raiden Mei came to Keiya's courtyard to train with him in Iaijutsu, such a strange change occurred. Even Raiden Mei's mother wouldn't believe it wasn't Keiya's doing!

More crucial evidence is that the name outlined on Raiden Mei's body at this moment clearly displays the four characters "Jingye Exclusive"!

Previously, Raiden Mei's mother had vaguely noticed that the pattern on Raiden Mei's body resembled someone's name, and now it's even more obvious, needless to say!

It must have been when Jingye was training Iaijutsu with Raiden Mei that he took the opportunity to indulge his despicable and perverse sense of humor!

A surge of intense anger welled up in Raiden Mei's mother's heart, her face turning ashen, mixed with a blush of shame and deathly pale with rage!

"Mei!"

Raiden Mei felt increasingly panicked upon hearing her mother's cries.

She wanted to explain to her mother, but her body wouldn't obey her; her cheeks were burning hot, as if a surging tide was engulfing her, and she wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into immediately.

She stole a glance at her mother and saw that her mother's face was full of anger, and her eyes were full of disappointment and incomprehension, which made her feel even more guilty.

It was precisely because of this sudden exposure to her mother, this unexpected tension, that made the patterns on her knife even more dazzling.

The four large characters that had been faintly visible before were now clearly seen by her mother at a glance, and Raiden Mei's body was also covered with other patterns.

Patterns like hearts are no longer enough to describe the urgency Raiden Mei is feeling; even symbols like "♂♀" and "EEEEEEEED----" have appeared on her.

Even the upright and righteous characters appeared together, and what made Raiden Mei feel so ashamed that she almost fainted was that the upright and righteous characters were exactly the same as the number of times she lost to Keiya in the Iaijutsu!